The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, the casino co-owned by Boyd Gaming and MGM Resorts international, has become the first Atlantic City casino to be awarded an internet gaming licence by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE).

With online gaming set to go live in New Jersey on November 26th, the Borgata’s president and COO Tom Ballance said he was “honoured” that the Borgata had become the first to receive approval...